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Like No Other Soldier

The Shadowy World of Security, Protection and Surveillance

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By: Rob Lewis
Narrated by: Mark Meadows
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Like No Other Soldier continues the true story told in Fishers of Menof Rob Lewis’s life after he leaves the Force Research Unit (FRU).

Staying on in Northern Ireland as a civilian after years of working on undercover missions against terrorists, Rob eventually gains employment in Bristol, undertaking security work, but things don’t work out and Rob ends up living in a squat.

After a job offer from an old colleague, Rob heads to London to work in close-protection security for some of Hollywood’s royalty - Tom Cruise, Liam Neeson, Nicole Kidman and Mel Gibson among them - and later becomes involved in the rescue of some very well-connected people from a dangerous religious cult. Rob’s life seems to be getting back on track.

But Rob’s work soon becomes more covert, and he ends up being on the wrong side of a police armed response unit whilst undertaking surveillance tasks, and is later arrested as a suspect when the ‘Stevens Enquiry’ building in Belfast - where detectives investigating the alleged collusion between his old unit and Loyalist paramilitaries are based - is set on fire.

As Rob becomes involved in ever more shadowy surveillance and private security operations, he attracts further unwanted police attention, this time from the Serious Organised Crime Agency, and he is charged with fraud, found guilty and sentenced to prison at HMP Wandsworth. Can Rob prove his innocence and reclaim his life?

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Really enjoyed this book and some great stories. He is really living a life that is so incident packed most good some bad. I couldn't put it down

Gripping

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I liked Fishers of men, less so this one. It had some good bits but also some such as the MoD authorisation which was very different to my experience. I have seen comments on this book and his other that says similar things.

A few holes in this

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Id say this book is an interesting collection of memoirs that would appeal to (probably) a sub section of readers that have interest in military matters. To be fair the book title, cover art and general layout are probably aimed towards that demographic.
Parts of the book almost digress into a list of jobs done by the author during which I was personally struggling to understand the relevance but shortly afterwards it returns to more interesting exploits.
A decent read/listen overall if you’re in that demographic.

Interesting in places - easy to follow

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not as exciting as his first book and understandably so, however it was entertaining enough .

it was ok.

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Very well written and told some great stories however I preferred fishers of men. Wonder what he’s doing now???

Not as good as his first

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